How Many People Are Named Lowen?
An estimated 998 people in the United States have the first name Lowen. It is used for both genders, with 61.3% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Lowen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 174 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lowen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lowen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lowen is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
998
About 1 in 343,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
61.3% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
174 births
Total Registered
1,016
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lowen
Lowen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (61.3%) and females (38.7%). Out of 1,016 total births registered, 623 were male and 393 were female.
Lowen as a male name
Ranked #1,973 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (79 births)
Lowen as a female name
Ranked #2,045 in 2024
95 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (97 births)
Lowen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lowen span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 575 babies were registered. Lowen remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Lowen by Decade
How has Lowen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lowen by State
Birth registrations for Lowen span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina. On average, about 13 Lowens were registered per state.
Lowen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lowen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lowen
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lowen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lowen?
We estimate approximately 998 people named Lowen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 343,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Lowen a common name?
Lowen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,016 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lowen most popular?
Lowen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 174 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lowen is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lowen a male name?
Lowen is predominantly male. 61.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lowen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lowen Smith, Lowen Johnson, Lowen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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